diff --git a/gn/gpu.gni b/gn/gpu.gni
index 6c494a2182..0cab8a645c 100644
--- a/gn/gpu.gni
+++ b/gn/gpu.gni
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ skia_gpu_sources = [
   "$_include/gpu/GrYUVABackendTextures.h",
 
   # Private includes
-  "$_include/private/GrContext.h",
   "$_include/private/GrContext_Base.h",
   "$_include/private/GrGLTypesPriv.h",
   "$_include/private/GrImageContext.h",
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ skia_gpu_sources = [
   "$_src/gpu/GrColorInfo.h",
   "$_src/gpu/GrColorSpaceXform.cpp",
   "$_src/gpu/GrColorSpaceXform.h",
-  "$_src/gpu/GrContext.cpp",
   "$_src/gpu/GrContextThreadSafeProxy.cpp",
   "$_src/gpu/GrContextThreadSafeProxyPriv.h",
   "$_src/gpu/GrContext_Base.cpp",
diff --git a/include/gpu/GrDirectContext.h b/include/gpu/GrDirectContext.h
index 9de9ca38c1..e05fb78057 100644
--- a/include/gpu/GrDirectContext.h
+++ b/include/gpu/GrDirectContext.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #ifndef GrDirectContext_DEFINED
 #define GrDirectContext_DEFINED
 
-#include "include/private/GrContext.h"
+#include "include/gpu/GrRecordingContext.h"
 
 #include "include/gpu/GrBackendSurface.h"
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class SkSurfaceProps;
 class SkTaskGroup;
 class SkTraceMemoryDump;
 
-class SK_API GrDirectContext : public GrContext {
+class SK_API GrDirectContext : public GrRecordingContext {
 public:
 #ifdef SK_GL
     /**
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ private:
 
     friend class GrDirectContextPriv;
 
-    using INHERITED = GrContext;
+    using INHERITED = GrRecordingContext;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/include/private/GrContext.h b/include/private/GrContext.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 220b00b939..0000000000
--- a/include/private/GrContext.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2010 Google Inc.
- *
- * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
- * found in the LICENSE file.
- */
-
-#ifndef GrContext_DEFINED
-#define GrContext_DEFINED
-
-#include "include/core/SkTypes.h"
-#include "include/gpu/GrRecordingContext.h"
-
-/**
- * This deprecated class is being merged into GrDirectContext and removed.
- * Do not add new subclasses, new API, or attempt to instantiate one.
- * If new API requires direct GPU access, add it to GrDirectContext.
- * Otherwise, add it to GrRecordingContext.
- */
-class SK_API GrContext : public GrRecordingContext {
-public:
-    ~GrContext() override;
-
-protected:
-    GrContext(sk_sp<GrContextThreadSafeProxy>);
-
-private:
-    using INHERITED = GrRecordingContext;
-};
-
-#endif
diff --git a/src/gpu/GrContext.cpp b/src/gpu/GrContext.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 929f0e8a29..0000000000
--- a/src/gpu/GrContext.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2011 Google Inc.
- *
- * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
- * found in the LICENSE file.
- */
-
-#include "include/gpu/GrDirectContext.h"
-
-#include "include/gpu/GrContextThreadSafeProxy.h"
-#include "src/core/SkTaskGroup.h"
-#include "src/gpu/GrClientMappedBufferManager.h"
-#include "src/gpu/GrGpu.h"
-#include "src/gpu/GrResourceCache.h"
-#include "src/gpu/GrResourceProvider.h"
-#include "src/gpu/text/GrStrikeCache.h"
-
-GrContext::GrContext(sk_sp<GrContextThreadSafeProxy> proxy) : INHERITED(std::move(proxy)) { }
-
-GrContext::~GrContext() = default;